[ if he's seated in the garden, he's going to lower himself to join him, frankly, because you can say that - but it's obvious that's not the case. otherwise he'll still come closer to him, and regardless put his hand on his shoulder. ]
Physically, at least? You need not be okay in other ways if you aren't, Laurence, I will be the last person to make such demands of anyone.
[ he follows his gaze as he settles in with him, eyes more in line with what his exuvia looks like - nearly completely golden and pupilless - but not exactly aiming to be quiet for long. ]
... it's a lot, to take in. Especially knowing that tomorrow will not be any better.
We can talk on it, if you want to - and feel that you can - or we can sit in quiet company, for a while.
... especially knowing that his actions were not his own.
[ they don't know about brimstone's, but. hawke is there but the lights aren't fully on, now, and the affliction has taken him. ]
I am worried about the oncoming weeks, should the angels not be able to report a solution. We have little avenue we can take, on our side, but I refuse to stop looking.
Maybe if we knew what to look for in the first place, it wouldn't be so hard. But we don't even have our powers to help, let alone any direction here. We don't even know what's messing with them.
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Physically, at least? You need not be okay in other ways if you aren't, Laurence, I will be the last person to make such demands of anyone.
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...Physically.
[ nodding because yeah. he is definitely not okay in every other sense, but his vines aren't fully choking him anymore so that's something. ]
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... it's a lot, to take in. Especially knowing that tomorrow will not be any better.
We can talk on it, if you want to - and feel that you can - or we can sit in quiet company, for a while.
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[ the vines tighten again briefly, relaxing a bit as he exhales. ]
The worst part is that it might keep happening.
[ are people really going to keep dying? they really can't stop it? ]
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[ they don't know about brimstone's, but. hawke is there but the lights aren't fully on, now, and the affliction has taken him. ]
I am worried about the oncoming weeks, should the angels not be able to report a solution. We have little avenue we can take, on our side, but I refuse to stop looking.
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